Food security Documents

Hydropower development of the Mekong Basin is proceeding at an increasingly rapid pace.Hydropower has already affected the natural and social environments of the Mekong and threatens to cause further devastation for local livelihoods as hydropower projects increase in size and number.

In the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), a growing demand for biofuels could help support the agriculture sector and provide an alternative source of energy.However, if deployed unsustainably, biofuels development can be associated with numerous risks that have negative ramifications for human development.

The Don Sahong Dam – the second in a cascade of eleven hydropower dams planned on the lower Mekong mainstream – would irreversibly alter fish migrations throughout the lower Mekong River Basin, withpotentially devastating consequences for the river’s rich ecosystems and the livelihoods and food security of hundreds of thousands...